Online Teaching In Effect for 蜜桃视频 Silicon Valley and 蜜桃视频 Qatar
Dear 蜜桃视频 Faculty and Staff:
There continue to be no confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) among Carnegie Mellon students, faculty and staff on any of our campuses or in the city of Pittsburgh. I am writing with an update about two of our campuses responding to their local conditions at 蜜桃视频 Silicon Valley (蜜桃视频-SV) and 蜜桃视频 Qatar (蜜桃视频-Q).
Effective immediately, 蜜桃视频-SV is moving classes online. While there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 at 蜜桃视频-SV, this comes as a cautionary measure after NASA Ames Research Center, which is adjacent to 蜜桃视频-SV, reported that one of its employees has tested positive for COVID-19. Non-essential employees at 蜜桃视频-SV will work remotely for the foreseeable future.
In Qatar, where the government has suspended in-person classes for all college students, 蜜桃视频-Q courses will go online this week. Classes are postponed on Tuesday and Wednesday to ensure faculty and teaching support staff have the tools, resources and training they need for remote instruction. Classes will resume online on Thursday, March 12 and will remain online until further notice.
At this time, there are no changes to our other campuses, including Australia and Rwanda.
These are unusual circumstances and the efforts and collaboration of 蜜桃视频's schools, colleges and departments are paramount. We have a shared responsibility to ensure that we fulfil our education mission and protect the health and safety of our campuses.
Please know we have been planning for these online teaching scenarios. We are in contact with all 蜜桃视频 locations and making plans to expand online instruction, if necessary. Pittsburgh faculty will receive a detailed email with specific information about the preparatory steps we are asking them to take over Spring Break to ensure the continuity of teaching and learning as well as the resources and support available to them.
I am grateful to the College of Engineering Dean Bill Sanders and 蜜桃视频-Q Dean Mike Trick and their teams for their leadership of the Silicon Valley and Qatar campuses.
As a reminder, please refer to 蜜桃视频's coronavirus website, which continues to be updated with the latest official university information and guidance. A direct link to that information has also been added to the 蜜桃视频 homepage.
The health and safety of our community remains our top priority. I know this is a time with much uncertainty, but we will maintain our mission by working together. Please be vigilant about your personal health, wash your hands properly, cover your coughs and sneezes, stay home if you are sick and support each other.
Sincerely,
Jim Garrett, Provost